EHAL Magazine May 2019

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

Living Life Ranch 05/2019 It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” Deuteronomy 31:8 I must be honest with everyone. This spring has been a rough road that I have been traveling on. I can’t tell you how many times I referenced the above verse asking God not to leave my side or forsake me. I’ve cried more tears these last two months than I have for the last two years. I felt God with me, he surrounded me with his love and comfort. I never felt alone. So many dear sweet people in my life. They are Blessings all of them. I kept my eyes on the future knowing God loves us and always has a better plan than what we see.

(woman of his word) First out thing out of the gate first week of March a close friendship changed, those seasons come and go no matter if you want them to or not everyone has different paths they must take. Along with that change we lost our two best lesson horses Mouse and Toots, they were retired this year . We loved them so much. They were not owned by Living Life Ranch, we were on lease type arrangement. Life brought changes for them as well, so they moved to a new location. They were such a blessing so many loved them, they brought smiles to both children and adults. It was hard seeing them go. But God reminded me to move past the loss that his plan was in place.

As I was getting through that ordeal I ran into another hard spot in the road. My 24-year-old gelding, Skip developed cancer in his sinus. This was so hard to go through, there was nothing that could be done for him. I had to lay him to rest on March 14. I stayed with him through it, my heart hurting, it literally felt broken. I spent 9 years with this beautiful black Tennessee Walker he and I had a special bond. He took me through so many beautiful trails and places I hadn’t been. He and I had a great relationship I will never forget him. Once I again I was reminded God has a plan, I must trust him

and know that he is leading me in this journey. I wrote a Tribute to Skip on Facebook. Putting that together was a healing experience.

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